SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul metropolitan city government said on August 27 that it would make available smartphone recharging booths near Cheonggyecheon, or Cheonggye Stream in downtown Seoul, with the small amount of electricity generated from the flowing water in the stream. This is the first time for phone charging booths to be [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — In order to reduce the urban heat island effect and save air-conditioning energy, the Seoul metropolitan city government will commence on a campaign to paint the rooftop in white color. To this end, the city government on August 28 appointed “Rooftop Moonlight,” a female duet, as honorary ambassadors for the cause. [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – The Rural Development Administration has set up a database of which plant on green roofs is most effective at reducing pollution and saving energy, based on which the administration created a system to measure the energy saving level for buildings. The administration has selected 100 species of vegetation for roof [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy said on August 22 that it would hold a workshop on standardization of ICT-based smart plug, smart appliance interoperability for the first program year (December 2013 – September 2014). A “smart plug” can provide information about electricity consumption patterns, standby power blocking, and remote control [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Energy said on August 23 that it participated in the “11th Energy Day” event held at the Cheonggye Stream Plaza in Seoul’s downtown on the 22nd. To celebrate the event, the company handed out free gifts to the children who visited the event venue including bathroom tumblers, dolls, and stickers with the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 15 (Korea Bizwire) —SmartCara (smartcara.com), Korea’s No. 1 brand in food garbage disposal units, said on August 14 that it has won a CE certification with European Union authorities after earning a UL (Underwriters Laboratories) certification in America. With the latest winning of the CE mark, the company is confident it will export the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Hanwha Engineering & Construction holds its place as an environmentally friendly construction company with its “Green Certification” in both areas of the construction environment and the water treatment program. On August 13, Hanwha E&C announced that its indoor lighting system using natural sunlight, the super-insulated window system and membrane bioreactor [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Amid the sluggish petrochemical market due to low global economic growth and low demand from China, LG Chem plans to overcome the situation with a two-track strategy of reinforcing technology-based business and developing new materials. LG Chem, a leading electric vehicle battery maker, made the two-track business plan to [...]
The overseas operations of KEPCO has multiple advantages in that it can help the company reduce debt while bringing down the domestic electricity rates and creating high-paying jobs in overseas locations in which it does business. (image: Ramkumar/ Flickr) SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) announced that the net earnings for this [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics is targeting the sports lighting market with its ground-breaking lighting solutions. LG Electronics has recently completed the installation of its Plasma Lighting System in the LG Champions Park, a ballpark, in Icheon. The lighting will be firstly operated at the LG Cup International Women’s Baseball Tournament 2014 to [...]